BitGo became the first foreign crypto firm to win South Korean VASP registration, building a local entity from scratch rather than acquiring an incumbent — with Hana Financial and SK Telecom holding 25% and 10% stakes.
Bitcoin reclaimed $69,000 for the first time in two months, liquidating nearly $2 billion in shorts as Treasury buyback expansion and a new SEC crypto proposal poured fuel on the rally.
Ripple's first debt sale drew institutional investors to fund its prime brokerage and multi-asset clearing expansion, deepening crypto-native competition with traditional Wall Street intermediaries.
A chain of six software bugs let an attacker drain bitcoin and other assets from Maya Protocol's cross-chain pools, crediting 48.87 million CACAO tokens that were never funded and sending the native token down 89%.
Swiss hardware-wallet maker BitBox patched two severe firmware bugs found with AI help; no funds were taken, but older firmware leaves users exposed.
Metaplanet swaps 2,100 BTC and cash for a controlling stake in Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise, exporting its bitcoin treasury model to the US under the new name Superplanet.
Citi will let institutional clients hold bitcoin directly alongside stocks and bonds through its new Custody+ platform, with the service set to launch later in 2026.
BitMart founder Sheldon Lee calls blocked-fund allegations fabricated rumors as users report locked withdrawals and unpaid employees ahead of the exchange's Aug. 26 shutdown.
The Treasury Department opened a 60-day public comment period on core definitions and licensing rules under the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin law set to take effect January 2027.
Dutch cyber authorities confirmed attackers exploited a critical macOS Screen Sharing vulnerability to silently install Monero mining malware on internet-exposed Macs.
